Manuals/installation

manual for minux installation

first, some general info:

Minux installation and user operation is done completely ingame, all files are essentially text files and safe to open on your actual computer's webbrowser for inspection.

Minux's files won't run on your actual computer, only in a computercraft computer or emulators.

http://minux.cc/dl/pic/startup.png

Requirements:

An ingame computer. that's it. basic works, advanced is better for more functions.

Installation:

download the installer by running the command

wget run https://minux.cc/netinstall

Minux will ask you if you want to install, repair or reinstall,

select "install" to install a clean version of minux.

now you can select what template you wish to install (1)

for new users the desktop or default versions are advised, for advanced users or specialized systems the minimal version is available to.

it will now download it's files and confirm upon success, remove any disk you have inserted and press enter to reboot.

After a couple reboots we are done with the installation, by default most configuration settings like login are disabled, you can use config or the main menu to change these settings.

some more information:

- system manuals and guides

- you can add software!

- there's a whole host of new programs and commands to run in the Bash shell

- you can network your user accounts, see rednet user login (AUTH) system

- on "menu" or "workspace" UI, you can open multiple shells even on basic computers.

notes:

- some computers add a "v" at the end of a copy/pasted line, check for added v's if copy/pasting gives you errors.

- "networked" login uses ingame Rednet servers and not Real internet servers, you do not need an account on this website to use "AUTH" or "networked login".

apt versions: (1)

default : minux-main + menu UI + network libraries + hardware libraries, - contains most used software and a more user friendly UI

desktop : default + a whole host of desktop programs and games - favorite programs pre-installed and prepaired.

minimal : minux-main only, - Warning: this contains only Command line tools and only the basic ones, everything else has to be installed seperate.

custom : this allows you to install from a custom source, requires full URL, software dictated by chosen source.